Setting up a new trail cam the other day I walked by an old buckeye tree that has produced a lot every year for years. When I got to it I stopped and glassed the branches and I couldn't find a single buckeye pod. We had a very unusually cold winter this year in southern ky so I don't know if this is why. But it makes me wonder if buckeyes aren't producing does this mean the oaks aren't gonna drop any acorns also? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Was down at our cabin Saturday evening and the oak beside the cabin dropped a couple already on the tin roof. Way earlier than I ever remember.
I know where your coming from with it being a unusually cold winter but I havnt seen any difference with the acorns.
We have whites in the back yard, one tree was full, the rest I couldn't see Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
In 2012 it was a bumper crop for acorns around here in South Eastern Va. It was almost dangerous walking through the woods Last year was a complete flop. Many folks attest it was a number of late frost responsible. There wasn't an acorn to be found. After doing some scouting this year it appears we are in a little better shape. Even saw a few dropping already which is kind early i thought.
The acorn crop can be a double edge sword.. Too many some years and deer can feed any where they like. makes it hard to pin point a good setup. Too few and they are not a consistent food source to setup on... BTW--- Our white oaks are loaded this year.
Good crop here, long ways from falling though. Our sawtooth oaks are hit and miss but I think it's because of fire damage. They tend to not drop their leaves hardly at all so they hang full of dead leaves and the spring burn through there went through the big patch and did some damage. I hope they recover from it over time but we'll see. That patch is over in the middle of the field and none of the burn crew thought about it until flames went airborn. They leafed back out okay just poor set of acorns.
